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2 2 Corinth thians 5: 5:16 16-21 21 What motivates yo you? 11 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
2 2 Corinth thians 5: 5:16 16-21 21 What motivates yo you? 11 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
2 2 Corinth thians 5: 5:16 16-21 21 What motivates yo you? 11 Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we 11 persuade men, but we are made manifest to God; and I hope that we are made manifest also in your consciences. 14 For the love of
What motivates yo you?
11 11 Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we
persuade men, but we are made manifest to God; and I hope that we are made manifest also in your consciences.
14 14 For the love of Christ controls us, having
concluded this, that one died for all, therefore all died;
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16 Therefore from now on we recognize no
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have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him in this way no longer.
16 Therefore from now on we recognize no
- ne according to the flesh; even though we
have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him in this way no longer.
12 12 We are not again commending ourselves to you
but are giving you an occasion to be proud of us, so that you will have an answer for those who take pride in appearance and not in heart
Ma Mark rk 2:16-17 17 When the scribes of the Pharisees saw that He was eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they said to His disciples, “Why is He eating and drinking with tax collectors and sinners?” 17
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hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
16 Therefore from now on we recognize no
- ne according to the flesh; even though we
have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him in this way no longer.
17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new
creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.
18 Now all these things are from God, who
reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation, 19 namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation.
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18 Now all these things are from God, who
reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation, 19 namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation.
20 Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ,
as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. 21 He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
20 Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ,
as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. 21 He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
15 15 and He died for all, so that they who live might no
longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf.
An Embassy
- Located in foreign land
- Staffed by citizens of another nation
- Exists to serves both the citizens of
another nation and citizens of the foreign land
- Represents the head of state to this
foreign land
Missions 101
Very Different Culture E0 E1 Same Culture Different Culture E2 E3
Very Different Culture E0 E1 Same Culture Different Culture E2 E3 Frontier Cross-cultural
Missions
Regular Cross-cultural
Missions Evanglism
Very Different Culture Different Culture
Northwest Reality
Very Different Culture E0 E1 Same Culture Different Culture E2 E3
Very Different Culture Different Culture
Technology driving rapid cultural change
Northwest Reality
Very Different Culture Different Culture
Northwest Reality
Option 1: Go plant a new church in that new culture
Very Different Culture Different Culture
Northwest Reality
Option 1: Go plant a new church in that new culture But what happens to the
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Very Different Culture Different Culture
Northwest Reality
Option 2: Teach church family how to be cross- cultural evangelists E2 E2
Very Different Culture Different Culture E1' E1 E0
Northwest Reality
Option 3: Become a multicultural church
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Both old and new are comfortable Church keeps experience and wisdom Church keeps experience and wisdom Each culture within is maximal able to reach their own culture
Co Cons ns
Old church effectiveness unchanged New churches missing
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wisdom Training is time and resource intensive resulting in not everyone able to be trained limiting long-term effectiveness We must prefer one another. Not able to rely
- n culture for unity.
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